Depression and Suicide Among American Surgeons-A Grave Threat to the Surgeon Workforce

JAMA Surg. 2024 Jan 1;159(1):7-8. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4658.

Authors

Tasha M Hughes¹, Reagan A Collins², Carrie E Cunningham²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.

PMID: 37792380
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4658

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses mental health issues and suicide among surgeons in the US and potential solutions to this growing crisis.

MeSH terms

Depression / epidemiology
Humans
Suicide*
Surgeons*
United States / epidemiology
Workforce